Awning construction



Apr. 10, 1923.

w. F.-ODONNELL ET AL AWNING CONS TRUGTION Filed July 1, 1921 l1TTOR/VEYS Patented Apr. 10, 1923.

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WILLIAM F. ononnnnn Ann CHANCY snYBoLn, or CHICAGO, ILLI1\TQIS. 4

AWNING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed July 1, 1921. Serial No. 481,860.

T 0 all whom it may concern NELL and CHANOY SnYBoLD, both citizens ofthe United States, and residentsof Chicago, in the county of Cook andState-of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in AwningConstruction, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription;

Our invention relates to improvements in awnings, and it consists in thecombination, constructions and arrangements herein de scribed andclaimed.

- Anobject of our invention is to provide an awning construction havingmeans for controlling the operation of an awning from the interior of astructure, such as a dwelling, to' which the device is applied.

A further object of our-invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described in which means are provided forpartially housing theawning fabric to protect the same from rain, snow and the like.

A further object of our-invention is to provide 'a device ofthecharacter described that canbe applied to a window frame of ordinaryconstruction without extensive changes being required in the usualconstruction of the latter.

A further object of our invention is to provide a construction having acanopy or member for protecting the awning fabric that is capable ofbeing adjusted for use with awnings of diiferent lengths.

A further object of our invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described that is relatively simple in construction andoperation and thoroughlypractical commerciall i Other objects andadvantages will appear in the following specificationyand the novelfeatures of the invention will heparticularly pointed out in theappended claims.

Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming partof this applicatiornin which Figure 1 is a vertical section through awindow frame, showing the device applied, Figure 2 is an orthographicprojection of the exterior face of the window frame to.

which the device is applied, portions of the device being shown insection, and

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective of an element of the device.

Referring 'now to the drawings, 1 denotes ings 99 in the disk portions6, whereby the roller is ro-tatably supported. Each disk portion 6 isformed with a plurality of spaced apart laterally extending integrallugs 31 at its outer edge. The lugs 31 of the two disk portions arearranged toextend'oppositely and each lug is bent reversely intermediateits length as at 32 to engage a substantially "semi-cylindrical canopymember at an end of the latter. Two

similar substantially semi-cylindrical can opy members 10 and 11 areprovided and are supported at oppositeends by the lugs 31 inthe mannerdescribed. The canopy member 11 has a diameter slightly greater thanthat of the canopy member 10' and overlaps at its inner end the canopymemher-10, when the canopy members 10 and 11 are arranged to overhangthe roller 8, as shown. An awning 33,1nadeof a 'suitabl'e fabric, such'as canvas, that is secured to the roller" 8 and'may be reeled thereon isthus partly housed by the canopy members and protected from rain, snow,and the like, when reeled on the roller. The life of the awning inservice is thereby extended. f

Y A: cable 12 for operating the roller 8 is secured thereto at one endand is wound around the roller a number of times as shown in Figure 21The operatingcable 12 is then passed through a guide member 13 that hasa portion projected through an opening '14 in theouter frame member 2.An alined tubular guide15 is disposed in an opening "16 through theinner frame member I longitudinally extending kerf through its,

wall at its inner end. The portions of the wall margining the kerf arethen bent outwardly to provide lugs for supporting a guide pulley 18.The guide 13 is likewise formed of a single tubular member andia bracket19 secured thereto and to the outer frame member 2 tends to maintain thesame rigidly in position. Notches 20 and 21 are made in the wall of thetubular guide member 13 and the portion of the wall disposed betweensuch notches is slitted and bent upwardly to provide supports for aguide pulley 22. In a like manner, a guide pulley 23 is supported at theouter end of the tubular guide member 13 by displaced portions of thewall of the latter. he guide pulleys 18, 22 and 23 engage the cable 12and permit operation of the latter Without friction and preclude thefraying of the cable in service. The tubular guide member 13 is bentupwardly intermediately so that the outer end thereof is disposedadjacent to the roller 5. A bracket arm 24 is secured to the frame 1 at25 and is bent upwardly at 26 for engagement with the guide 13 adjacentto its outer end. A pintle or pin 27 projected through the pulley 23 andthe supporting portions of the tubular guide 13 connects the bracket armwith the tubular guide 13 so that the latter is stayed in the positionshown. The bracket arm 26 is bent at 28 adjacen't to its free end tocover the pulley, whereby the cable 12 is protected from the weather forpractically its entire length. The pulley 18 is mounted on a pin 29 projected through the lug portions of the guide 15. The pulley 22 is mountedon a similar pin 30 that is likewise projected through the supportinglug portions of the tubular.

guide 13. I

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, theoperation thereof may be readily understood. When it is desired toextendthe awning 33 into position to shade the window, the cable 12 isreleased from the hook 17, and the awning 33 assumes its extendedposition by gravity. It may be moved into the position shown in Figure 2by pulling the operating cable 12 and securing the latter to the hook17. The cable 12 is protected from the elements, such as rain, sleet andthe like. and may beoperated readily, since the provision of the several guide pulleys precludes the development of friction. The device isparticularly suitable for use in connection with elevated windows. Manyaccidents occur onaccount of the necessity of projecting portions of thebody from a window in adjusting awnings of an ordinary construction. Theuse of our improved device will prevent all such accidents and at thesame time permits the operation of the awning more conveniently andreadily than has heretofore been possible when devices of which we areaware have been used.

lVe claim:

1. In a building, the combination with a ing from said roller and beingprojected transversely through the frame for conducting the operatingcable from the outer face of the frame through the frame to the innerface thereof.

2. In a building, the combination with a frame for an aperture, of anawning construction, said awning construction comprising a flexiblefabric, a roller for the flexible fabric, means secured to the outerface of the frame for rotatab'ly supporting the roller, a cable securedto the roller, combination guiding and housing means extending from saidroller and being projected transversely through the frame for conductingthe operating cable from the outer face of the frame through the frameto the inner face thereof, and means for securing, the outer end of theguiding and housing means in adjusted position relative to the adjacentend of theroller.

3. In an awning construction, a frame, a

pair of brackets carried by said frame,an awning carrying roller carriedby said brackets, a telescoping canopy disposed above said roller andbeing carried by said brackets, a cable secured to said roller and beingprotected by said canopy, and combination guiding and housing meansextending from said roller and being projected transversely through theframe for conducting the operating cable from-the outer face of theframe through the frame to the inner face thereof. a 4. In an awningconstruction, a frame, an awning roller carried by said frame, a tubularmember extending from said roller and projecting into said frame, asecond tu bular member projecting through the inner face of said, frame,said tubular member carrying pulleys therewith, and a cable'secured tosaid roller and being disposed in said tubular member and being adaptedto engage said rollers.

WILLIAM F. ODONNELL. GHANCY SILYBOLD.

